All Resources for 'Policy, Governance & International Affairs'

Native American Teens at Higher Risk for Substance Abuse

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Scientific article
Themes
Data
Prevention
Public Health

A recent study has found that Native American adolescents are at greater risk of alcohol and drug abuse than other American teens.

Survey results were collected from 1,700 Native American students at 31 schools across the United States and...

Effectiveness Bank Matrix Cell: Crime-Reducing Drug Treatment Systems

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Book
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Treatment
Treatment Settings
Policy Advocacy
Policy
Law Enforcement
Police 
Prisons / Corrections
Supply & Market Disruption
Regulatory Control of Substances
Responding to Drug-Related Offending 

Last of the 25 cells of the Drug Treatment Matrix explores research on how local treatment systems can protect the community – treatment in itself, and treatment offered or imposed by law enforcement authorities. The task is to meld...

How Cocaine Cues Get Planted in the Brain

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Format
Scientific article
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Psychoactive Substances
Addiction
Data
Partner Organisation

Individuals suffering from substance use disorders develop strong associations between the drug’s stimulating effect and environmental cues that act as reminders of the experience, which can lead to relapse.

A recent study has proposed a...

Role of Research-Practice-Policy Partnerships in Optimizing Prevention Science and the Use of Research Evidence: Understanding the Pre-and Post-Migration Experiences of Venezuelans Migrating to the United States and Colombia: A Qualitative Analysis

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Scientific article
Themes
Prevention
Populations
Family
Law Enforcement
Border Control
Partner Organisation

This abstract was presented at the 2018 Society for Prevention Research Annual Meeting which was held May 29 – June 1, 2018 in Washington, DC, US.

Carolina Scaramutti University of Miami

Mary H. Soares University of Miami; Seth Schwartz U...

Promoting Equity and Decreasing Disparities through Optimizing Prevention Science: Cultural Specificity and the Development of Effective Interventions for Latino Immigrant Families in Oregon

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Scientific article
Themes
Prevention
Populations
Family
Partner Organisation

This abstract was presented at the 2018 Society for Prevention Research Annual Meeting which was held May 29 – June 1, 2018 in Washington, DC, US.

Deanna Linville University of Oregon

Introduction: For the past two decades, our research...

Epidemiology and Etiology: Risk Factors for Sexual Violence Against Girls and Associated Mental Health Outcomes in Young Adulthood: A Multi-Country Study

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Scientific article
Themes
Prevention
Populations
Family
Partner Organisation

This abstract was presented at the 2018 Society for Prevention Research Annual Meeting which was held May 29 – June 1, 2018 in Washington, DC, US.

Greta Massetti Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Sexual violence (SV) is a major...

NIDA International SPR Poster Session: Distal and Proximal Associations of Parental Alcohol Use with Adolescent Alcohol Use and Young Adult Alcohol Abuse in a Finnish Birth Cohort

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Scientific article
Themes
Prevention
Populations
Family
Partner Organisation

This abstract was presented at the 2018 Society for Prevention Research Annual Meeting which was held May 29 – June 1, 2018 in Washington, DC, US.

W. Alex Mason Boys Town

Gail Smith Boys Town; Gilbert Parra University of Nebraska, Lincoln...

Epidemiology and Etiology: Drug Dealing Involvement Among People Who Inject Drugs in Colombia: Prevalence, Demographics and Injection Risk Correlates

Format
Scientific article
Themes
Prevention
Populations
Family
Partner Organisation

This abstract was presented at the 2018 Society for Prevention Research Annual Meeting which was held May 29 – June 1, 2018 in Washington, DC, US.

David Toro-Tobón CES University

Dedsy Y. Berbesi-Fernandez CES University; Pedro Mateu...